COMPARISON OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS DIAGNOSIS METHODS IN IRAQI ABORTED WOMEN

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a ubiquitous member of the Herpes viridian family, subfamily Beta herpes.CMV is the major infectious cause of congenital infection and hearing loss in children as well as an important pathogen in immune compromised patients.Aim of Study: The current research aims to compare between Enzyme Immunoassay and Chemi-Luminescence assay in CMV infected aborted women.Materials and Methods: This study was conducted during the period from August 2023 to April 2024.Sixty blood serum were collected and divided into two groups, thirty blood serum were collected from aborted women, and thirty healthy women as a control group.Ethical approval has been warranted by the Ministry of Health (No. 4790 dated 27\11\2023).Results: The results revealed that anti-CMV IgG was high in both Chemi-Luminescence assay and Enzyme Immunoassay test, but the Chemi-Luminescence assay percent was increased by 23% and anti-CMV IgM percent was 10%, ages 20-30 years old represented the largest percentage (66.5%) of observed abortions by Enzyme Immunoassay test and 63.7% for Chemi-Luminescence assay, and single abortion had highest ratio by both assay.Conclusion: Chemi-Luminscence assay could be used for ideal detection of CMV associated abortion in Iraqi women.